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Pr. Michael Hudson: We Are Headed for a New, or Even...
A Conversation between Michael Hudson and Dimitri Konstantakopoulos
Political leaderships, the media, and even the stock markets (the "markets") are trying to downplay the significance...
The Cushion Is Gone and the Oil Market Is Now Exposed
By Rystad Energy
Mar 27, 2026
The oil market initially absorbed a historic supply disruption thanks to surplus, floating storage, and policy interventions.
Those buffers...
Iran war described as ‘biggest opportunity’ at US oil lobby’s DC...
Max Blumenthal*
February 13, 2026
An attendee told The Grayzone that oil industry heavyweights were less excited about Trump’s Venezuela policy, privately complaining about the President’s...
War Clouds over Iran
Interview of the journalist Ali Hammoud by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos for DefendDemocracy.Press and Militaire.gr
The Americans are trying to buy time. War remains the most likely...
Who’s Really Running Venezuela?
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
Jan 9, 2025
As the Senate voted to advance a War Powers Resolution on Venezuela on January 8th,...
Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela?
Vijay Prashad*
Dec 16, 2025
Beyond oil interests, Vijay Prashad argues that the US escalation against Venezuela is about reestablishing its hegemony in the hemisphere.
Featured image: US...
Why a War With Venezuela Means the Big War With Iran...
By Karim Bettache*
Nov 24, 2025
Venezuela is being cast in a role it did not audition for: the alternative fuel station for an empire preparing...
Imperial Double Standards: Warfare for Venezuela and Welfare for Argentina
By Francisco Dominguez, Roger D. Harris and John Perry
Oct 15, 2025
Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution has been in the vanguard of the Global South. In contrast,...
India casts doubt on Trump’s claim Modi will stop buying Russian...
Sean Seddon
Oct 16, 2025
Trump claimed Narendra Modi had committed to end Russian oil imports on Wednesday
India's foreign ministry has said it is "not aware"...
Europe’s boneheaded sanctions regime Moscow and Beijing are laughing at Brussels
Thomas Fazi
Sep 24, 2025
“It is time to turn off the tap,” announced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week, in her 19th...